EAST GREENBUSH FIRE DISTRICT #3 OPERATION GUIDELINES
Transcript of EAST GREENBUSH FIRE DISTRICT #3 OPERATION GUIDELINES
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EAST GREENBUSH FIRE DISTRICT #3
OPERATION GUIDELINES
Revised to binder form January, 1995
Revisions: 1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2006, 2007,2008,2009,2010 This Guidebook prescribes policy and procedure of the East Greenbush Fire District #3 and constitutes work rules, which apply to members of the East Greenbush Fire Company. These Rules and Regulations are developed in accordance with New York State Laws governing Fire Districts, and the Department of Labor Adoption of Subpart "L" Safety and Health Administration. Certain rules and regulations are necessary for the good order and well being of all Associations in order to define duty, establish discipline, and to maintain harmony. We do ordain and adopt the following rules and regulations and do hereby pledge ourselves to cheerfully submit to the legally expressed will of the majority and support our officers in the discharge of their duties. If deemed appropriate and/or necessary, the chief or officer in charge may countermand these rules and regulations if not in conflict with actual laws governing Fire Districts. Where, if by error or omission this guide does not particularly describe a rule or policy, then past practice will apply.
Where name of persons or other identifiers used herein have been changed, users should
substitute the current names or values.
Information contained in this Document is arranged in binder form so that when revisions are issued, they can be inserted into the proper location without disrupting the document thus keeping the manual intact.
In accordance with industry standards, all reference to the terms Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) or Operating Procedure should hereafter be referred to as Operating Guidelines. Personnel can expect to receive revisions to this Manual during the month of January annually, but revisions can be issued at any time through the Office of the Chief It is a standing rule that the issuing of a change in procedure during the calendar year will be issued as a "Interim Order". The following year the issued Interim Order will be incorporated into the Annual Operational Guideline Revisions.
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East Greenbush Fire District #3
District Operational Guideline Acceptance and Endorsement Certification
We the undersigned hereby accept and endorse the Operational Guidelines enclosed on behalf of the East Greenbush Fire District #3, Town of East Greenbush, County of Rensselaer, State of New York. This manual in its entirety shall be utilized by all Chief s, Line Officers and Members of the East Greenbush Fire District #3, and members of the East Greenbush Fire Company, Inc until such time as it is replaced, revised or withdrawn. Updates and revisions are also hereby adopted upon signature of the Chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners, of the East Greenbush Fire District #3 and the District Chief. The following signatures signify the adoption of this manual through majority vote of the Board of Fire Commissioners as presented by the Office of the Chief at the meeting held on, 11 June 2007. _____________________________________________________________________________ Chairman of the Board Date Christopher Linck ____________________________________________________________________________District Chief Date Ed DiMartino
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Table of Contents Operating Guidelines Introduction/Cover 1-1
Guideline Acceptance & Endorsement Certification 1-2
Table of Contents 1-3
Personnel Phone List 1-4 to 1-6
Chain of Command 1-7 Executive Officers and Commissioners 1-8
District Flow Chart of Command 1-9
Administrative Assignments 1-10
Station Assignments and Chaplain Assignment 1-11
Travel Guidelines 1-12 to 1-14
Response Procedures 2-1 to 2-11
Radio Communications Guideline 3-1 to 3-6
Service Awards Program 4-1 to 4-4
Interim Orders 5
Firefighter Health and Safety 6-1 to 6-10
Rehabilitation Program 6-11 to 6-12
Lockout/Tagout 6-12
Infection Control Plan 6-13 to 6-22
Firefighter Injury and Deaths 6-23 to 6-29
Medical Leave 6-29
District Sexual Harassment Policy 6-30
Traffic Vest Usage 6-31
Use of District Chief's Vehicles and Utility 11 7-1 to 7-3
Out of Normal Use Mileage Report 7-4 Driver & Officers Responsibilities 7-5
Driver Training 7-6 to 7-11
Emergency Apparatus Response 7-12 to 7-16
NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law & Use of Blue Lights 7-17 to 7-20
District Vehicle/Apparatus Accident Investigation 7-21 to 7-23
District Reports 7-24 to 7-44
Driving Violations 7-45 to 7-46
Driver Training Application 7-47
Driver Training Report 7-48
Respiratory Program 8-1 to 8-7
Accountability Program 9-1 to 9-3
Engine Company Operating Guidelines 10-1 to 10-3
Truck Company Operating Guidelines 11-1 to 11-5
Fire Police Operating Guidelines 12-1 to 12-6
Fire Police Road Closure Plans 12-7 to 12-19
District Hazardous Materials Plan 13-1 to 13-16
District Hazard Awareness Plan 13-17 to 13-19
District Incident Command Model 14-1
District Box Alarms 15-1 to 15-29
Tools and Equipment 16-1 to 16-9
Live Burn Training Sog & Checklist 17-1 to 17-14
Helicopter Landing Zone Operations 18-1 to 18-6
District Code of Ethics 19-1 to 19-9
District Chief and Assistant Chief Engineer requirements 20-1 to 20-2
Fire Company Adopted Constitution and By-Laws
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Name type phone
Alger Charles R HOME 518-477-5963
Baker Nancy L HOME 518-477-7065
MOBL 518-858-5016
Bakerian Stephen J HOME 518-477-8195
MOBL 518-857-1678
Becker David W MOBL 518-368-5703
WORK 518-477-4163
Becker Mark R. HOME 518-479-4569
Benson Jr Michael J HOME 518-477-7496
MOBL 518-368-1070
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Benson Mark R HOME 518-477-7496
MOBL 518-577-0217
Benson Michael J HOME 518-477-7496
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Benson Paul D HOME 518-283-9128
WORK 518-449-2040
Bertrand Christian M HOME 518-477-2602
Boel Timothy E HOME 518-626-9019
MOBL 518-858-2332
Britt Tracy L MOBL 518-788-3133
Cargain Christopher C HOME 518-479-3293
WORK 518-486-7316
Cartwright James M HOME 518-283-5009
Chesnut David J HOME 518-477-8100
Chesser Thomas O HOME 518-477-4968
MOBL 518-378-8700
Collins Kevin P HOME 518-477-7745
MOBL 518-669-9834
Condit Nancy Catherine HOME 518-479-2049
MOBL 518-588-9517
Cook David A HOME 518-477-6085
MOBL 518-461-3095
Cook David P HOME 518-479-3351
MOBL 518-378-4865
Cook Robert G HOME 518-463-1044
Crain Robert F HOME 518-479-4324
Cullum Todd M HOME 518-477-2868
Cullum Todd M MOBL 518-378-7691
WORK 518-272-4432
Cushine Bruce K HOME 518-479-7652
WORK 518-427-4600
Dick Christopher A HOME 518-477-6221
MOBL 518-857-3698
Dickie Marc D HOME 518-477-2357
MOBL 518-365-4176
DiMartino Edward R HOME 518-479-1469
MOBL 518-469-8068
Donnelly John J HOME 518-477-9737
MOBL 518-339-1199
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Edberg Richard E HOME 518-477-2321
WORK 518-479-2525
Edberg Russell E HOME 518-477-4852
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Emrick Norman S HOME 518-477-7125
Falls Sr. Robert K. HOME 518-477-2848
MOBL 518-248-5551
Farley Daniel E HOME 518-477-2844
Forgea George HOME 518-479-3325
Forgea Greg G HOME 518-479-3325
MOBL 518-378-9109
Forgea Michael
Gifford Donald I HOME 518-479-1743
WORK 518-471-2509
Gullo Thomas J HOME 518-479-4575
MOBL 518-221-6434
Hedgepath Timothy HOME 518-479-7191
Hellmuth Charles A HOME 518-477-6167
Hitchcock Kevin J HOME 518-378-6859
Jenkins Franklyn W HOME 518-477-4568
Keenan Kyle P MOBL 518-810-6849
Kennedy Dennis P OFFC 518-477-7279
Kennedy Thomas P HOME 518-477-7651
MOBL 518-376-7604
Lacivita Joseph James HOME 518-477-4937
Lapoint Evan T HOME 518-477-6131
Lavin Christopher P HOME 518-477-7002
Lavin Christopher P PAGE 518-378-1414
Lavin Peter E. HOME 518-477-7002
Lehmann Peter G HOME 518-477-4302
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Lehmann Robert G HOME 518-477-4302
MOBL 518-378-4506
Linck Christopher A HOME 518-477-6915
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MOBL 518-858-3365
Lohnes Stephen E HOME 518-479-3474
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Lussier Russell John HOME 518-477-9238
Mason Jr. William H MOBL 518-337-6132
McCabe Craig E HOME 518-477-7853
MOBL 518-330-8899
Memole Michael K HOME 518-449-3433
MOBL 518-369-9595
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Merckx Ronald P HOME 518-477-8064
Michel Elwin A HOME 518-477-6492
WORK 518-479-3951
Miller Kathryn M HOME 518-477-8969
Miller Marty E HOME 518-477-8969
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Morgan James M HOME 518-479-7669
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Peroccioe Rosealeen
Prestipino Michael A HOME 518-286-2587
Reineke Robert E HOME 518-477-7821
RINEHEART CLIFTON MOBL 518-441-3473
Roehr Clark L HOME 518-479-4409
MOBL 518-858-3361
WORK 518-858-6444
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Roher Louis V HOME 518-477-8373
Rudolph Steven M HOME 518-479-4509
Schilling Carl F HOME 518-479-3918
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Schmidt Kathleen D. HOME 518-477-8093
Schmidt Sara HOME 518-477-8093
Shanno Patrick M HOME 518-479-3077
Sigsby William G. MOBL 518-496-1734
WORK 518-438-1690
Sinnott William E HOME 518-479-3688
Smallwood William HOME 518-788-4092
MOBL 518-203-0951
Smith David C HOME 518-477-4648
Smith Richard P WORK 518-463-1263
WORK 518-463-1264
Snyder Robert K HOME 518-479-7291
WORK 517-479-2525
Speed Daniel D HOME 518-436-4046
MOBL 518-229-6658
Thomas Matthew D HOME 518-477-2201
MOBL 518-225-2432
Tooker Jeff HOME 518-852-2191
Tooker Jim
Tordoff Timothy M HOME 518-283-1735
MOBL 518-365-8390
Tubbs Marty J HOME 518-482-5542
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Vallee Steve B. HOME 518-479-0457
Van Wormer Paul D HOME 518-432-8609
Wallace Edward F HOME 518-479-4569
Wasileski Jeffrey F HOME 518-479-1717
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White Jr Thomas A HOME 518-479-7142
White Daniel G HOME 518-479-7962
White Thomas A HOME 518-479-2640
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Whittemore Thomas M HOME 518-477-4721
MOBL 518-221-4721
Williams Nelson E HOME 519-477-6845
Williams Richard E HOME 518-479-3011
MOBL 518-376-7608
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WORK 518-477-7296
Yeates Ronald W HOME 518-479-0868
11/6/2006
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2010 LINE OFFICERS CHAIN OF COMMAND
CHIEFS
DISTRICT CHIEF / CAR 1 ED DIMARTINO 858-3357 / (P) 469-8068
1ST ASST. CHIEF / CAR 2 KEVIN HITCHCOCK 378-6859 / (H) 432-7551
2ND ASST. CHIEF / CAR 3 MIKE PRESTIPINO 858-3361 / (H) 533-9885
3RD ASST. CHIEF / CAR 4 BOB LEHMANN 858-3355 / (P)378-4506
CAPTAINS
ENGINE 9 TOM CHESSER 477-4968/ cell 378-8700
ENGINE 7 MIKE BENSON JR. 368-1070 cell
TRUCK 11 ED McCABE 477-7853/ cell 229-0277
RESCUE 11 JEFF TOOKER 852-2191 cell
ENGINE 8 GREG FORGEA 479-3325 / 701-3724 cell
LIEUTENANTS
TRUCK 11 BRUCE CUSHINE 477-4795
ENGINE 9 ED WALLACE 479-4569/ cell 330-8091
ENGINE 7 BILL SIGSBY 438-1690 cell
RESCUE 11 PAUL STODDARD 577-0200 cell
ENGINE 8 MARK BECKER 368-6074 cell
FOREMAN
TRUCK 11 CHRIS CARGAIN 210-5621 cell
ENGINE 9 MICHAEL MEMOLE 369-9595 cell
RESCUE 11 ANTHONY PROULX 845-559-5699 cell
ENGINE 8 JOSEPH WINNICKI 221-9398 cell
ENGINE 7 MATT SULLIVAN 929-0424 cell
FIRE POLICE
CAPTAIN
JOE LACIVITA
477-4937
LIEUTENANT
NELSON
WILLIAMS
477-6845
LIEUTENANT
BOB FALLS SR
248-5551
LIEUTENANT
TOM
WHITTEMORE
221-4721
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2010 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND COMMISSIONERS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
JEFF TOOKER
852-2191 cell
VICE-PRESIDENT
MARK BENSON
577-0217 cell
TREASURER
PAUL BENSON
283-9128 / 495-7090 cell
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
NANCY BAKER
477-7065 / 858-5016 cell
RECORDING SECRETARY
MICHAEL BENSON Jr.
477-7496 / 368-1070 cell
MEMERSHIP SECRETARY
NANCY FITZGERALD
479-2049 / 588-9517 cell
SERGEANT AT ARMS
MICHAEL MEMOLE
369-9595 cell
CHAPLIN
CHAPLIN
FATHER JOHN O’BRIEN
DECON ERIK LEHTINEN
477-7925 / 477-7926
220-4233 / 220-4210
BOARD OF DIRECTORS / ELECTED TO 3 YEAR TERMS
CHAIRMAN
TOM CHESSER 09-11
477-4968 / 378-8700 cell
PURCHASING AGENT
RICHARD SMITH 08-10
463-1263
DIRECTOR
TIM BOEL 09-11
626-9019 / 858-2332 cell
DIRECTOR
DAVE CHESNUT 08-10
477-8100
DIRECTOR
DAN SPEED 10-12
436-4046 / 229-6658 cell
DIRECTOR
DENNIS KENNEDY 10-12
477-7279 / 858-3373 cell
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS / ELECTED TO 5 YEAR TERMS
CHAIRMAN
CHRIS LINCK 06-10
477-6915 / 858-3365 cell
COMMISSIONER
MIKE BENSON SR. 07-11
477-7496 / 368-3026 cell
COMMISSIONER
GEORGE FORGEA 08-12
479-3325 / 858-2876 cell
COMMISSIONER
ED McCABE 09-13
477-7853 / 894-3322 cell
COMMISSIONER
FRANK JENKINS 10-14
477-4568 / 858-3383 cell
SECRETARY/TREASURER
NANCY WILLIAMS
479-3011 / 858-3367 cell
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East Greenbush Fire District No. 3 2010 Administrative Responsibilities
Chief of Department Liaison to Department Safety Officers Administrative Budget Ladies Auxiliary Apparatus Maintenance Monthly Administrative Department Physicals Operational Guidelines Equipment Purchases Review Board EGFC Liaison to Firematic Associations; NYS, NYSAFC, Rensselaer County, Schodack Chiefs
1st Assistant Chief Hitchcock
Liaison to Captains BLS/Rescue Operations Driver Training Box Alarms Knox Box Computer Operations Long Range Planning EGFC Department Inventories Radio Operations/Pagers Liaison to Firematic Associations; NYS, Schodack Chiefs, Schodack Planning, Town Planning 2nd Assistant Chief Prestipino
Liaison to Lieutenants Department Training OSHA/Safety compliance District Fuel PlymoVent Operations Explorers Pre Plans Fire Police SCBA/Compressor Liaison to Firematic Associations; NYS, Rensselaer County
3rd Assistant Chief Lehmann
Liaison to Foreman Fire Prevention/Safety Education National Fire Incident Reporting Port of Rensselaer Liaison to Firematic Associations; NYS, Rensselaer County
Captains
Ultimate responsibility for proper maintenance of apparatus and equipment. OSHA compliance and training for staff in respective station. Training of crew of assigned apparatus. Maintain and record truck inventories.
Lieutenants
SCBA maintenance and associated after use, weekly and monthly reports. Maintaining preplanning books and preparing new preplans. Ensure proper maintenance of apparatus and equipment. Maintenance and appearance of apparatus area. Assist Captain in abovementioned duties.
Foreman
Maintain apparatus and equipment in “Fire Ready” condition. Prepare monthly truck inspections on proper forms, to be submitted by 8
th of the respective month;
advise Station Chief when NYS inspections are due. Maintenance and appearance of apparatus area.
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Station Assignments: In the interest of public safety, personnel will be assigned to the closest station based on the respective member's residence within the established zones. Personnel that relocate their residency while in service as a member of this district will be assigned to the station within the zone of their residence, at the discretion of the District Chief.
It is the intent of the East Greenbush Fire District #3 to provide a strategically located and adequately trained staff of personnel to handle calls for service. The East Greenbush Fire District #3 through the Office of the Chief may assign personnel to special assignment based on special expertise or a need for adequate staffing. Chaplains Assignment: The position of Chaplain is to provide to both District personnel and members of the community effected by an emergency. The position of Chaplain is one held in high regard and is an administrative post under the direction of the Office of the Chief and the Fire Company President. The following are the general assignments of the position of Chaplain. 1) The position of Chaplain should be one held by a member of the clergy, but a lay Chaplain can be assigned in the absence of a member of the clergy. 2) The District Chaplain will be issued an ID and Badge for the purpose of identification at an incident that district issued protective gear would be worn. 3) The Chaplain will be issued a full set of protective gear with the identification of Chaplain consisting of helmet, coat, boots or bunkers and District pager. 4) The District Chaplain will attend training sessions, meetings and other activities at their discretion. In order to receive service award credit, the Chaplain must attend the events needed to accumulate the necessary points. The District Chaplain will officiate all District funeral services and assignments requested through the Office of the Chief or the Fire Company President. Rev. 1/00
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Travel Guidelines:
The Board of Fire Commissioners and the Chief's of the East Greenbush Fire District #3 encourage the continued education of all members. For purposes of accountability, the following guidelines have been established.
• All travel must be pre-approved by the District Chief • All members must provide meal and/or room receipts for reimbursement. • All members must complete and provide a travel expense report. • Pre-registration for seminars and meetings is encouraged.
• When available, multiple members will share rooms and shall car pool. • All members must provide (if received) a copy of the Training Completion Certificate to
the District Chief. • All members must stay at the Fire Academy or Seminar Hotel when there are rooms
available. New York State Fire Academies
• A voucher will be obtained and submitted for the members' registration.
• A voucher will be obtained and submitted for the member's room and meals. • A voucher will be obtained and submitted for member's book or supplies as needed for
training. • Mileage will be paid at the current reimbursable New York State rate. • Tolls and necessary parking charges will be reimbursed.
National Fire Academy
• A voucher will be obtained and submitted for the members' registration. • A voucher will be obtained and submitted for the member's room and meals. • A voucher will be obtained and submitted for member's book or supplies as needed for
training.
• Mileage will be paid at the current reimbursable New York State rate.
• Tolls and necessary parking charges will be reimbursed.
Other Travel/Training
• A voucher will be obtained and submitted for the members' registration. • A voucher will be obtained and submitted for the member's room and meals.
If meals are not included, a maximum reimbursement of forty dollars ($40) per day will be made.
• In the event that overnight travel is necessary the room rate will paid at the Government/State Rate if available, otherwise the prevailing rate will be paid as long as prior approval has been made by the Board of Fire commissioners.
• A voucher will be obtained and submitted for member's book or supplies as needed for training.
• Mileage will be paid at the current reimbursable New York State rate.
• Tolls and necessary parking charges will be reimbursed. Rev. 01/02
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Seminars - Single day or local • A voucher will be obtained and submitted for the member's registration. • In the event of a full day (8 hours) seminar, a lunch allowance (if not provided) of
twelve dollars ($12.00) will be provided. • A voucher will be obtained and submitted for member's book or supplies as needed for
training. • Mileage will be paid at the current reimbursable New York State rate. • Tolls and necessary parking charges will be reimbursed.
Per Diem Rates
The rate is established to provide sufficient allowances for the members travel to stay at a safe and comfortable room while on official Fire District business or training. Only telephone charges for official Fire District business and emergency calls home may be reimbursed. Personal expenses, such as laundry, valet services, movie rentals, entertainment, are not reimbursable. Fraudulent Claims
Offering a false instrument for filing is a Class "E" felony. Any member who knowingly misrepresents the facts concerning travel for official Fire District business or training or who file or sign any travel form, which contains deliberate false statements given with intent to defraud the Fire District may be subject to disciplinary action, including the possibility of termination from the Fire District, and criminal action. Rev. 01/02
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